Arch support



May 2e, 1942. W T, PORTER 2,284,164

ARCH SUPPORT n Filed Aug. 5, 1940 l eral flange portion 2.

by a cement or other adhesive which has the Patented May 26, 19,42 i

William T. Porter, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada Application August 3, 1940,' Serial No. 350,871 InCama'da August 5, 1939 2 Claims. (Cl. 36-71) together by a permanent cement, or adhesive, to avoid accidental separation while separation of weak or fallen arches, and the object of my inthe two supports is vtaking place. The fabric vention is to devise an effective support which extends beyondthe pad to'form the peripheral is simple and cheap to construct, and which is flange, and the non-setting adhesive is applied easy to position in the shoe. t Y to this fabric flange.

I attain my object by means of the construc- In Fig. 5 the pad is provided with a fabric tions hereinafter described and illustrated in front B and back l, both of which extend beyond the accompanying drawing in which the resilient pad 8 to form the flange and may Fig. l is a plan view of the support; be stitched or otherwise secured together. The Fig. 2 a side view of a support in position in non-setting adhesive is applied to the ilan'ge a shoe; portion of the back '1.

Fig. 3 a side view, partly broken away, of a In Fig. 6 I show a modification of the form pair of supports of simple construction, as put shown in Fig.- 1 in which a fabric strip 8 is interup for marketing; l5 posed Vbetween the pads l and 2. This strip is Fig. 4 a similar view of a modified form of thrown away when the pads are separated for construction; insertion in the shoes.

Fig. 5 a similar View of another construction; While it would add slightly to the cost, the Fig. 6 a similarview showing a modied form pads may be put out as individual units by using of construction; and a fabric strip 8 for each pad.

Fig. '7 a similar View showing a single support. If desired, linger grip tabs may be provided to` In the drawing like numerals of reference indiassist the separation of the units. cate corresponding parts in the dierent figures, It will be seen from the above description that Referring particularlyv to Fig. 2, A indicates each unit is easy to make, that they are easy part cf a shoe, and B the arch support.- The arch to assemble into pairs, that the adhesive is prosupport will usually be shaped in plan approXitected until such time as it is desired to separate mately as shown in Fig. 1, and comprises a centhe supports for positioning in the shoes, and tral shaped supporting portion I and a periphthat the original adhesive which holds thev two y units together is also available for positioning In the form shown in Figs. 2 and 3 each sup- 30 the individual units in the shoes. port is of unitary construction, being moulded Further, in the event that the pad is not propof rubber or other suitable resilient material, erly positioned, the non-setting adhesive will such, for example, as that known under the permit of the support being readily shifted to trade name Nuprene, now better known under the proper location. the trade name Neoprene.l In case of any oozing of the adhesive around As these supports are usually sold in pairs, the edges of the support, powdered talcum may one for the right foot and one for the left foot, be sifted over the adhesive to prevent any stickan important feature of my invention is the ing to the hose. manner in which the pairs are put up for mar- While the invention is intended particularly keting. The two supports are arranged with 40 for use in connection with supports for the main their iiat backs contacting one another as shown arch of the foot, it could also be used in conin Fig. 3, and these backs are secured together nection with metatarsal pads or the like, or a combination of the mainarch support and a character of remaining tacky or non-setting. metatarsal or other pad. It will be suiicient in most Ycases to apply the In the case yof Womens shoes, for example, adhesive to the peripheral flange 2 only, as indiwhere the arch part of the shoe has a marked cated at 3, to hold the supports together. inclination, it may be advisable to tack the sup- When the purchaser buys a pair of supports, port in place to provide additional security and they may be readily separated, as indicated in I may incorporate in the pad reinforcing means dotted lines in Fig. 3, and eachA support placed to prevent the head of a tack pulling through in the proper shoe, the adhesive 3 tending to the pad. hold the support in its proper place in the shoe. What I Claim 24S my llVentiOn is:

In Fig. 4 a slightly modified form of support 1. A pair of foot supports, each comprising a is shown in which the pad comprises a fabric main supporting portion and a thin ange exouter covering 4 and a resilient pad 5 secured 55 tending about its entire periphery, the back sur- This invention relates to devices for use in boots and shoes for the purpose of supporting Us., i

2V A Y 2,284,164 L faceof the flange of each of saidfsupports having a non-setting adhesive applied thereto, said supports being positionedv back to backwith the adhesive vtemporarily retaining them in said reiationship for packing purposes, saidadhesive4 when the supports are subsequently separated' for insertion Vin the respective members of a, pair Y of shoes being .adapted to retain the support in position in the shoe.

2. A pairvof vfoot supports,V yeach comprising periphery of the pad on al1 sides to form a lperipheral flange, the back surface of. each flange having anon-setting adhesive applied thereto,

Y"said supports being positioned back to back with the adhesive temporarily retaining them in said relationship for packing purposes, said 4adhesive when thesupports are subsequently separated for Y insertion in the respective members of a pair `of a resilient supporting pad, and a facing of larger area than the pad and extending beyond the`r shoes being adapted to'V retain the support in position in the shoe.

WIIMAM fr. PORTER. 

